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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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